Sir Philip Green’s retail empire will focus on increasing online sales and
expanding its international division as it revealed plans to close more than
250 UK stores.

Arcadia, which owns chains including Topshop, Bhs, Burton and Dorothy Perkins,
will abandon smaller high street stores as leases expire. It is seeking to
save money by locating more outlets under one roof on retail parks. The
group has more than 2,500 stores in Britain that employ some 44,000 people.

Sir Philip’s company today posted a 1.8 per cent fall in sales at stores open
for more than a year, but said that